2007 Boston Marathon predictions

Other Running Related Topic

17 years ago 04/03/2007 10:40am EDT

By the way, does anyone know if these are posted on the BAA website? I can never find them there. Anyway, from

http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/3/3_2/john-hancock-announces-el.shtml

, here are the elite fields:

111Th B.A.A. BOSTON MARATHON

JOHN HANCOCK’S 2007 ELITE FIELD

Men’s Open Field Personal Best

Robert Cheboror, Kenya 2:06:23 (Amsterdam, 2004)

Benjamin Maiyo, Kenya 2:07:09 (Chicago, 2005)

Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Kenya 2:07:14 (Boston, 2006) CR, 1st place WMM*

Philip Manyim, Kenya 2:07:41 (Berlin, 2005)

Teferi Wodajo, Ethiopia 2:08:11 (Seoul, 2004)

Hailu Negussie, Ethiopia 2:08:16 (Hofu, 2002)

Stephen Kiogora, Kenya 2:09:21 (Chicago, 2004)

Ruggero Pertile, Italy 2:10:12 (Rome, 2004)

Stanley Leleito, Kenya 2:10:17 (Zurich, 2005)

Hosea Rotich, Kenya 2:10:18 (Nairobi, 2006)

James Kipsang Kwambai, Kenya 2:10:20 (Brescia, 2006)

Stephen Biwott, Kenya 2:11:16 (Carpi, 2005)

Tekeste Kebede, Ethiopia 2:11:48 (San Diego, 2004)

Mohammed El Hattab, Morocco 2:11:50 (London, 2002)

Samuel Ndereba, Kenya Debut

Women’s Open Field Personal Best

Deena Kastor, United States 2:19:36 (London, 2006) NR

Jelena Prokopcuka, Latvia 2:22:56 (Osaka, 2005) NR, 1st place WMM*

Madai Perez, Mexico 2:22:59 (Chicago, 2006) NR

Rita Jeptoo, Kenya 2:23:38 (Boston, 2006)

Roba Tola Guta, Ethiopia 2:24:35 (Hamburg, 2006)

Lidiya Grigoryeva, Russia 2:25:10 (Los Angeles, 2006)

Lyubov Denisova, Russia 2:25:18 (New York, 2004)

Alice Chelangat, Kenya 2:26:36 (Milan, 2001)

Adanech Zekiros, Ethiopia 2:27:38 (Rome, 2006)

Giovanna Volpato, Italy 2:28:59 (Treviso, 2006)

*World Marathon Majors NR – national record CR – course record

I don't know anything about any of the mens' training except what I see on chasingKIMBIA, but if the 30k is any indication, Ben Maiyo looked much more relaxed than any of the other guys, so I'll go with him for the win. On the women's side, I can only imagine that Deena Kastor is going to run away from the field.

17 years ago 04/03/2007 10:49am EDT

re: College Guy

http://baa.org/News.asp?NewsID=226

" I can only imagine that Deena Kastor is going to run away from the field."

i think you have a vivid imagination. win she may, but she will not run away from the field.

17 years ago 04/03/2007 10:53am EDT

re: College Guy

Maiyo has been on a mission for year to win here in Boston. At the same time, it's hard to go against Cheruiyot after what he did last year.

Cheruiyot ran 60:36 at Lisbon, ahead of Gharib and dos Santos.

I haven't seen anything from Maiyo lately.

Baba (Kiogora) is a smart runner and he might be up there after a second-place finish at New York.

Don't count out Cheboror either. His PB is from 2004, but he did finish 5th at Chicago and ran 2:07 at Hamburg in 2006.

I know that Jeptoo has run well this year (won Lisbon). It'll be a fight between her, Kastor and Prokopcuka. I think Jeptoo and Kastor are better than Prokopcuka. I like Jeptoo to repeat, if only because of her experience on the course.

17 years ago 04/03/2007 10:55am EDT

re: not a bad race

Whoops, I didn't make a prediction on the men's side. I'm going to go with Maiyo because he really wants it and has really focused in his training. Besides, Robert Cheruiyot just can't win every marathon he runs.

17 years ago 04/03/2007 11:42am EDT

re: not a bad race

Kastor will get 4th. You heard it here first.

No American men will finish in the top 14.

The local TV stations will be BURIED with stories about people who will be lucky to break 4:15, are wearing some sort of monitoring or TV gear (a la Rod Dixon at NYC the year he wore that camera on his head), people running for "causes" and such. That seems to be what it's all about around here now, not that there's anything wrong with charity, but the event is now an 'experience' not a competition.

17 years ago 04/03/2007 11:48am EDT

re: OK, then.

OK, then. wrote:
The local TV stations will be BURIED with stories about people who will be lucky to break 4:15, are wearing some sort of monitoring or TV gear (a la Rod Dixon at NYC the year he wore that camera on his head), people running for "causes" and such. That seems to be what it's all about around here now, not that there's anything wrong with charity, but the event is now an 'experience' not a competition.

That's too much of a generalization. Sure, those stories will be part of the big picture, but there's a significant focus on the elites by the local tv folks. One station (WBZ-TV) even has dozens of spotters on the course to relay mile splits and other news about the elite athletes quickly to the studio. Why go to all that trouble if you don't care about the front of the pack?

17 years ago 04/03/2007 12:26pm EDT

re: College Guy

Peter Gilmore is going to shock the world!

Deena is merely going to run great and win.

17 years ago 04/03/2007 4:43pm EDT

re: livewire

There's going to be a major blizzard. The top runners will be all unknown Canadians.

17 years ago 04/04/2007 3:02pm EDT

re: Father of doom

It is snowing in Boston now.

Reply Replying to

Username

Password

Leave the password field blank to post anonymously.

Post Preview

By posting you acknowledge that you have read and abide by our Terms and Conditions.

Remember me on this device.

2007 Boston Marathon predictions

Hot Now

Of General Interest

This thread has already been deleted.

You have been subscribed.

2007 Boston Marathon predictions

Follow College Guy

Block College Guy

Hot Now

Of General Interest

This thread has already been deleted.

Reply Replying to

You have been subscribed.